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housing starts, August 2012, Census Bureau, HUD, increase, 2.3 percent
on September 19,2012

Nationwide housing production rose 2.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 750,000 units in August, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.

National Association of Home Builders Wells Fargo Housing Market Index
on September 18,2012

According to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose for a fifth...

Meritage Homes, orders, July, August, increase, 33 percent, 2012
on September 14,2012

Meritage Homes announced Wednesday that it had received orders for a net total (minus cancellations) of 784 homes in July and August of 2012.

on September 14,2012

Zelman & Associates announced today that David Platt has joined the firm as Managing Director.  With over 15 years of investment banking experience in M&A and financing transactions...

United States metro area diversity
on September 11,2012

A study by Pennsylvania State University researchers, titled “Racial and Ethnic Diversity Goes Local: Charting Change in American Communities Over Three Decades”, outlined the changing patterns of...

NAHB, Improving Markets Index, IMI, September 2012, 99 metro areas
on September 10,2012

The number of improving housing markets across the country rose to 99 in September, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI), released...

Trulia, Price Monitor, Rent Monitor, August, 2012, turnaround, Las Vegas, Tucson
on September 05,2012

For the seventh straight month, asking prices on for-sale homes showed an increase in August, rising 2.3 percent year-over-year according to the Trulia Price Monitor.

Trulia, 10, school district, attractive, most, least, elementary, children
on August 29,2012

A recently completed study by Trulia analyzed elementary school districts across the nation to determine which attracted the most—and least—families and why.

S&P/Case-Shiller: Home prices continue to climb in June
on August 28,2012

More positive news for housing this morning, with Standard & Poor’s Case Shiller report showing that home prices rose 2.2 percent and 2.3 percent in its 10-city and 20-city composite indices...

on August 24,2012

According to a report by real estate website Zillow, the percent of homeowners with negative equity is on the decline. As of the second quarter, 30.9 percent of homeowners with a mortgage are...

new home sales, July 2012, rise, housing supply, record low, 3.6 percent
on August 23,2012

Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 3.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 372,000 units in July from an upwardly revised pace in the previous month, according to figures...

Snapshot of the rental market (in one giant infographic)
on August 23,2012

Apartment finder ForRent.com put together a detailed infographic breaking down the market for apartments and rental housing.

For the second straight quarter, Phoenix topped Realtor.com's Top Turnaround Tow
on August 21,2012

Phoenix, Oakland, Calif., and Boise, Idaho, are among the 10 housing markets that saw the biggest second-quarter improvement in both median list prices and for-sale inventories, according to data...

Buildfax Remodeling Index, building permits, June 2012, regional, decline
on August 16,2012

Data from the latest release of the BuildFax Remodeling Index showed residential remodels authorized by building permits posted a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2,725,000 in June.

Housing Market Index, HMI, NAHB, Wells Fargo, builder confidence, August 2012
on August 15,2012

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes improved for a fourth consecutive month in August with a two-point gain to 37 on the National Association of Home Builders/...

Metrostudy, top 20, master planned communities, Florida, annual starts, markets
on August 14,2012

In a report released last week, housing market research firm Metrostudy identified the top 20 master planned communities in Florida based on annual starts.

Atlantic Cities, 10 cities, young adults at home, recession, 2007-2009
on August 08,2012

A study released last week by an Ohio State University researcher identified the 10 cities with the highest percentage of young adults living at home, with the Bridgeport, Conn., metro area coming...

NAHB, Improving Markets Index, IMI, August 2012, 80 metros, South, Midwest
on August 06,2012

A total of 80 metropolitan statistical areas across 32 states and the District of Columbia were listed as improving housing markets on the National Association of Home Builders/First American...

Report shows EPA underestimated costs tied to lead paint rule
on August 05,2012

The EPA's Inspector General recently reported on the findings of an investigation into the Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting rule. Not surprisingly, that report determined that the EPA...

Case-Shiller, Home Price Index, May 2012, composites, 10-City, 20-City
on July 31,2012

Data through May 2012, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, showed that average home prices increased by 2.2 percent in May over April for...